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buttony

buttony

8.4
Small, round, and shiny like a button
  • adjective
  • /ˈbʌtəni/
translation icon : redondeado
  • His puppy's buttony nose was cold and wet when it sniffed my hand.

Examples

  • She admired the bird's buttony eyes, which sparkled in the sunlight.

  • Look at that buttony bag!

  • The doll had buttony black eyes that seemed to follow me around the room.

  • That buttony dress is gorgeous.

  • The dress had a buttony design, with shiny beads all over it.

  • He wore a hat that was buttony, covered in small, round buttons.

  • The new curtains were buttony, featuring glossy, circular decorations.

Synonyms

beady
vsbuttony
13 5.1

Having small round shiny eyes that look watchful

focuses on physical small shiny appearance without emotional suggestion
buttonlike
vsbuttony
4.8

Small, round, and shiny like a button

is the simple general term for that same small round shiny look
beadlike
vsbuttony
3.2

Small, round and shiny like a bead

is the broader descriptor covering tiny spherical and flat round forms
button-shaped
vsbuttony
2.6

Like a small round flat disk

is about the general small shiny look rather than strict flat shape

How Buttonlike

buttony
8.4
beadlike
3.2

Surface Forms

buttony positive

Morphology

buttony = button (transparent) = button + y

The adjective is formed by '-y' meaning 'like' or 'characterized by', so 'buttony' = 'button-like' which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Buttony comes from button plus the ending -y, which means 'like' or 'having'. So calling a nose or eyes buttony gives the picture of something small, round and shiny like a little button.